Foundry & Forging worked example

Melt Shop Utilization at 59% target melt-shop utilization: a worked example

Suppose target melt-shop utilization falls to 59%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Compare used melting capacity with available furnace, ladle, crew, or melt-shop capacity.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Used melt-shop furnace hours: 38 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Available melt-shop furnace hours: 48 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Target melt-shop utilization: 59 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 82)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Melt Shop Utilization utilization = used melt-shop capacity ÷ available melt-shop capacity × 100.
  • Melt Shop Utilization utilization works out to 79.17 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Melt Shop Utilization gap to target works out to -20.17 points at these inputs.
  • Used melt-shop capacity works out to 38 value at these inputs.
  • Available melt-shop capacity works out to 48 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target melt-shop utilization sits at 82% and the headline result is 79.17 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 79.17 %.
  • It computes utilization as used furnace hours divided by available furnace hours times 100, then shows the gap between your target and the actual figure. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Melt Shop Utilization utilization: 79.17 % (headline result)
  • Melt Shop Utilization gap to target: -20.17 points
  • Used melt-shop capacity: 38 value
  • Available melt-shop capacity: 48 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Melt Shop Utilization calculator, set target melt-shop utilization to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.